Suggested Conference Tracks
These workshop choices are provided as suggestions only and are intended to aid you in your selection. You are welcome to choose any workshop that is appropriate for you and your situation.
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Adopted Persons
- A1 Importance of the Sibling Bond (GN)
- A5 Reflections of a Transracial Adopted Person (GN, AD, AF)
- A6 Journey to Reunion: Birth Mothers' Perspectives (GN, AD, BF)
- A7 Adopted Persons as the Experts in Adoption - CANCELLED (GN, AD, AF)
- B2 Birth Parents Share Their Stories (GN, AD, BF)
- B20 Transitioning the Mystery of a Distorted Past into the Keys for the Future Journey (AD)
- C2 Adopted Persons Panel (GN)
- C5 Adoption as a Spiritual Journey (GN)
- C20 Understanding Transracial Identity of Asian Adopted Persons (AD)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D21 Discussion Group for Adopted Persons (Adopted Persons Only) (AD)
Birth Families
- A6 Journey to Reunion: Birth Mothers' Perspectives (GN, AD, BF)
- A11 The Birth Parent and Adoptive Parent Connection: Examining the Benefits of a Relationship (GN, AD, AF)
- A20 Taking the Next Step: What You Need to Know Before Beginning the Search (AD, AF, BF)
- B2 Birth Parents Share Their Stories (GN, AD, BF)
- B7 Tales of Adoption Legislation (GN, AD)
- B8 Surrender-Adoption-Reunion (GN)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C4 Two Mothers, Two Journeys (GN, AF, BF)
- C5 Adoption as a Spiritual Journey (GN)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D3 A Birth Father's Story (GN, BF)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D18 How Open Adoption Can Benefit Your Child (PA, AF, BF)
Is Adoption Right for Me/Us?
- A2 Introduction to Adoption (PA)
- A4 Intercountry Adoption 101 (PA, HC)
- A11 The Birth Parent and Adoptive Parent Connection: Examining the Benefits of a Relationship (GN, AD, AF)
- A15 Adoption -- Where in the World Do I Start? (PA)
- A19 Overview of Domestic Adoption (PA)
- B9 Pros, Cons, Joys, and Fears of Single Parenting (PA)
- B10 Children Waiting in Foster Care (PA, FF)
- B11 Avenues for Financial Assistance (PA)
- B12 Keys to Success: What You Need to Know About Starting and Sustaining Your Adoptive Family (AF, PA)
- B18 Engaging in the Home Study Process (PA)
- C7 Understanding the Adopted Child's and Parent's Attachment Cycle: A Mother’s Perspective (GN, AF)
- C9 Instant Parent (GN, PA, AF)
- C15 The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: What Prospective Adopters Need to Know (PA, HC)
- C17 Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Maternal Stress (PA, HC)
- C22 Is Transracial Adoption Right for Me? Tools and Questions to Consider (PA)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D12 Financial Strategies for Prospective Adopters (PA)
- D13 Adjustment in Intercountry Adoption (PA, AF, HC)
- D18 How Open Adoption Can Benefit Your Child (PA, AF, BF)
Parents of Preschoolers
- A12 Far Away From the Tigers (PA, AF)
- A17 Mothers Near and Far (PA, AF)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A21 Financial Planning for Your Family (PA, AF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B6 Understanding Children's Development from a Global Perspective (GN, HC)
- B19 The Building Blocks of Adoption: Helping Young Children Begin to Understand (PA, AF)
- B23 Discovering and Treating the Underlying Problems of Learning Disabilities in a School Setting (AF, FF)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C7 Understanding the Adopted Child's and Parent's Attachment Cycle: A Mother’s Perspective (GN, AF)
- C18 Understanding Why and When Therapy is Helpful to Children and Teenagers (AF, FF)
- C23 How Neurofeedback Helps Previously Institutionalized Children (AF, FF)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D9 Attachment and Use of Adopted Children's Drawings as a Diagnostic Tool (GN, PA, AF)
Parents of School-Age Kids
- A10 How Does Parenting Impact Your Marriage and Other Relationships? (GN, PA, AF)
- A17 Mothers Near and Far (PA, AF)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B5 The Powerful and Positive Impact of Growing Up Adopted (GN, AD)
- B6 Understanding Children's Development from a Global Perspective (GN, HC)
- B13 The Smart-Heart Parent: Find the Path to Joyful Living With Your Child (AF, FF)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C10 Adoption and ADHD: Is There a Link? (GN)
- C18 Understanding Why and When Therapy is Helpful to Children and Teenagers (AF, FF)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D8 Everybody Loves Annie: The Objectification of the Adopted Child (GN)
- D9 Attachment and Use of Adopted Children's Drawings as a Diagnostic Tool (GN, PA, AF)
- D10 - THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Beyond Consequences (AF)
Parents of Teens
- A10 How Does Parenting Impact Your Marriage and Other Relationships? (GN, PA, AF)
- A13 The Adoptive Parent's Role in an Adult's International Search (AD, AF)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B5 The Powerful and Positive Impact of Growing Up Adopted (GN, AD)
- B13 The Smart-Heart Parent: Find the Path to Joyful Living With Your Child (AF, FF)
- B16 When Parents Need Assistance, Too (AF, FF)
- C3 Internet Safety and Adoption (GN, AF, BF)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C10 Adoption and ADHD: Is There a Link? (GN)
- C18 Understanding Why and When Therapy is Helpful to Children and Teenagers (AF, FF)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D7 Adoption and Adolescence: Stories of Struggles and Success (GN)
- D10 - THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Beyond Consequences (AF)
- D22 Discussion Group for Families of Teens (AF, FF)
LGBT Families
- A10 How Does Parenting Impact Your Marriage and Other Relationships? (GN, PA, AF)
- A14 Estate Planning for the Adoptive Family (PA, AF)
- A15 Adoption -- Where in the World Do I Start? (PA)
- A16 Openness Options When Building a Family Through Third-Party Reproduction ()
- B11 Avenues for Financial Assistance (PA)
- B12 Keys to Success: What You Need to Know About Starting and Sustaining Your Adoptive Family (AF, PA)
- B14 What LGBTQ Families Need to Know About Adoption (PA)
- B15 DCF Adoption: Positive Perspectives from Families Who Know (PA, FF)
- B18 Engaging in the Home Study Process (PA)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C5 Adoption as a Spiritual Journey (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C13 Insurance Strategies for Gay Families (PA, AF)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D5 Search Smart for Adoption Resources (GN)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
Foster Families
- A1 Importance of the Sibling Bond (GN)
- A10 How Does Parenting Impact Your Marriage and Other Relationships? (GN, PA, AF)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B10 Children Waiting in Foster Care (PA, FF)
- B15 DCF Adoption: Positive Perspectives from Families Who Know (PA, FF)
- B16 When Parents Need Assistance, Too (AF, FF)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C17 Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Maternal Stress (PA, HC)
- C18 Understanding Why and When Therapy is Helpful to Children and Teenagers (AF, FF)
- C21 Permanency Mediation: Opening the Door to the Future - CANCELLED (PA, BF, FF)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D10 - THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Beyond Consequences (AF)
- D22 Discussion Group for Families of Teens (AF, FF)
Extended Family Members
- A3 Adoption 101 for Extended Family Members ()
- A6 Journey to Reunion: Birth Mothers' Perspectives (GN, AD, BF)
- A7 Adopted Persons as the Experts in Adoption - CANCELLED (GN, AD, AF)
- A9 A Transracial Family With Three Children from Africa: How We Navigate the Waters in Public and in Private - CANCELLED (GN)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B2 Birth Parents Share Their Stories (GN, AD, BF)
- B5 The Powerful and Positive Impact of Growing Up Adopted (GN, AD)
- B6 Understanding Children's Development from a Global Perspective (GN, HC)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C2 Adopted Persons Panel (GN)
- C5 Adoption as a Spiritual Journey (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- D1 Telling Our Stories (GN, AD)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D18 How Open Adoption Can Benefit Your Child (PA, AF, BF)
Hague Compliant
- A4 Intercountry Adoption 101 (PA, HC)
- A18 Why is My Child Disorganized, Unprepared and Impulsive? Discussion of Executive Function Challenges (AF, HC, FF)
- A22 How Neurofeedback Helps ADHD, Autism Spectrum, and PTSD (AF, FF)
- B1 Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Childhood Trauma (GN, HC)
- B3 Family Bonding and Attachment in Adoption (GN, PA, AF, HC)
- B6 Understanding Children's Development from a Global Perspective (GN, HC)
- B17 Adopting the Child With Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate (PA, AF, HC)
- C15 The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: What Prospective Adopters Need to Know (PA, HC)
- C16 Parenting Outside the Box (GN, PA, AF, HC)
- C17 Prenatal Exposure to Drugs, Tobacco, Alcohol, and Maternal Stress (PA, HC)
- C23 How Neurofeedback Helps Previously Institutionalized Children (AF, FF)
- D2 Helping Children Develop Positive Racial and Cultural Identities (GN, AD, AF, HC)
- D13 Adjustment in Intercountry Adoption (PA, AF, HC)
Single Adopters
- A13 The Adoptive Parent's Role in an Adult's International Search (AD, AF)
- A14 Estate Planning for the Adoptive Family (PA, AF)
- A21 Financial Planning for Your Family (PA, AF)
- B9 Pros, Cons, Joys, and Fears of Single Parenting (PA)
- B11 Avenues for Financial Assistance (PA)
- B12 Keys to Success: What You Need to Know About Starting and Sustaining Your Adoptive Family (AF, PA)
- B16 When Parents Need Assistance, Too (AF, FF)
- B18 Engaging in the Home Study Process (PA)
- C1 The Use of Ceremonies and Rituals (GN)
- C6 Adoption/Foster Care in the Schools (GN)
- C9 Instant Parent (GN, PA, AF)
- C11 Single Parenting of Two: The Realities (PA, AF)
- D4 It DOES Take a Village to Raise a Child: Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families (GN, AF, FF)
- D6 Books In Adoption (GN)
- D12 Financial Strategies for Prospective Adopters (PA)
- D23 Discussion Group for Single Adopters (AF, FF)
